THE S0XBAT OKEGOMAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 20, 1903.
Mr. Married Man Attends Wife on Xmas Shopping Expedition
His Experience Reported as Unhappy by Arthur A. Greene, Who Pens Some Reflections on Peculiarities of Yule-'-
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A FOOT
mere
. P O OR. bewildered. rtlptrauffht
men, who looked like an
lurtad irtag at the end of a
run from the pack, stood, a stranger
fend one afraid. In an eddy of militant
kemlninttv In a downtown department
ktore yeetertiay afternoon. H waa
Nralrfna; wlill,e, hi wife dirt some
mu Khoppinir. and in low murmur
of fright and dturoment, epreBMed
Ihta private opinion! on the Rentla
Uvocation of rlft-htivli(r. lie talked
ho himeelf. being afraid to address the
'tired g.xidr sses who presided behind
!th counter, or the self-confident.
joTerboarlne; and merciless women who
iwtlkl-,r.lili-(Kt and playfully
jrousr Inm In the eve with their um-1ir-l!a
ferrules: I-nend aiarrfid Man
- 'didn't hare the. ullKhtest business in
- he mldet of this wild waysail of holi
iiav snoppint? and he knew it. Conse
Hjuentlv he said th Intra, soft and low,
Wtnent thu custom of observing- the -5th
' of Ieceniber. .
Now tne partner of his sorrows was
wise-wtftto the vast wisdom of serpents
lulu women and had $14.49 to spread
jever It) dlfferect remembrances. Kjiow-
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ire tha Inuutspetencr of mankind In
(rnrl. md hr husband In particu
lar, when brought face to face with
t the dnprtment-store. she Insisted on
1 . ioinr . tin; tric-k herself, while Friend
r JJusbanrt waited, distilling- almost to
a jelVv with de. troplness. to- "pack"
home the junk after she had succeeded
In her 'fell designs.
i Had . Perclval been trusted with the
' fnetter of a-s-ttlnir something for "SIs-
ter r-ra's folks. and '-the Ferguson
1 children . btck." at Bird Center." and
; - f 4t h't and mother." not to speak of
; jmmerous other next of kin and
' friends, iie -would have spent $Sl.lrt
tor the Ekmi1 amount of stuff his wife
got for lourteen-forty-nine. Percival
croes into ithe "for man only" stores,
p ome of us call them "shops" when
' we pav cash, and has a ;ood time buy
iOK haberdnshenr for himself. He en
joys talking about the prospects for a
I poott Tain next- Summer and speculat
; tog with C'lauue. the necktie, arbiter.
1 ? S to whether th? wrestling game In
? J'tirtland Is on tlia level, or if "by any
: 'rha.iH.e thr ftatement 1 No. 1 crowd
troJld he'able to organlae the Legisla
' Jure. .. There '. he la . on his .own heath,
--and. dTartlnr. -he pays two prices for
" what he gets. But drag him into the
vet;- .mWsf rf a simoon of 30-Inch hat
brims and womn who are moulting
. .'J-.airpt-s. and Perclval looks like thir
. teen nunutss to one A. M. He has no
jnore business there than at a meeting
'.- r tho Uttlo Mothers.
Tie unhappy man I have attempted to
6acrlb In chutA and dLgalfitid languago
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la one of the Mock things of Christmas.
I If lie gets his 011 the blessed day we
I commemorate he knows that the lavish
rememberance hia own flesh and blood not
to apeak of his better portion, have given
him are charged to his account and any
how, he can't use the green and lavender
I ties and the Lena Rivers cigars he finds
I In bis "other" pajamas on Xmas morn.
I This long-atifferlnj; martyr Is responsi
ble for the name Xmas. having in
vented the outrageous epithet in mild
retaliation.
Now this year there seems to be more
of -hlra than usual, which would Indi
cate that the present holiday season is
a prosperous one for the purveyors of
presents. Everywhere In the shopping
center there is hurrying, to and fro
from early morning until the hotel dinner
bell callg' the boarders to eat. Probably
more auractive ankles' are to be seen on
Petticoat Iane between 2 and S In the
afternoon now than at any other time In
the history of old Oregon. When one con
siders the added attraction of the well
dressed windows, he Is impelled to admit
that this Is of a truth a blessed and a
merry season. The proprietor of the big
stores will tell you between gasps that
this Is the busiest time they ever aaw
and that they heartily approve of abolish
ing religious lines at Christmas. Even
the flower venders, who are somewhat
crimped by the unprecedented 23 Faren
hcit above, drive a profitable trade. The
newsboys profit somewhat, for occas
ionally a woman will indulge In the ex
travagnnce of a paper Just 10 see where
there la -ji "j-- to be axKiLuer chance to
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commit assault and battery at a notion
counter.
Santa Claus, the only one in town, so
he must be the genuine old guy himself,
is working for the Volunteers of America,
a charitable and religious organization,
which must be a branch of the Daughters
of the Confederacy to. Judge by their
gray uniforms. It's a positive delight to
see buxom Mamma with three assorted
sites, encouraging the little ones to grasp
dear old Saint Nick's hand as he loiters
on the corner and inquire for the rein
deer, and then to observe the nonchalance
with which Mrs. Mother brushes by with
the kids and forgets to put anything in
the receptacle set apart for subsidiary
coin to be used for the poor and needy.
The women are great for the spirit of
Christmas, but, sad to relate, quite often
somewhat shy on the substance. Santa
Claus doesn't mind much, at that, for this
whiskers and slelghbells stunt Is nuts for
him. All the rest of the year he drives
a fiery steed to a street -cleaning cart and
picks up what he can find. It Is his an
nual excursion Into toppy society.
The Salvation Army is conspicuously in
evidence on the streets, and many a no
ble masculine soul stints his supply of
Tom and Jerry in order tliat he may fur
ther the good cause of free lunch and
soft drinks for the Up-Agalnst-Its next
Friday.
Meanwhile, the preachers are polishing
up their left-over platitudes to spring on
their respective Sunday schools, which,
by the way, have been playing to ca
pacity for the past month. Beneolent
icill jrroprletora -uro prejarlas to take
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anvthiiiR that Is left over after the pres
ents are bought, and the erstwhile proud
and haughty tnrkpv has no more peace
nor security than President Castro.
But at that I'm for Xmas and would
like to nee it come alonK every little
while, say, about as often as the tariff ia
revised.
So one and all let us (rive a merry hur
rah for Dear Old Xmas; gentlemen in the,
retfil merchandise business being espe
cially urged to get in on the "Hip! Hip!"
Fgnre ihow that T. 418.200 speeches, mak
ina ahout 2O0 tons of published matter, wera
distributed b' the Government Printing Of
fice at Washington during the recent cam-
pnlfrn.
, MEETING NOTICES.
-VF.BF0O1VA.MP NO. 6.". W. O. W. Ton
are rordtnllv. Invited to attend the New
Tear's dunging party. Friday. January 1.
lutiO. at woodmen Temple. 18 F.leventh at.
Lucus orchestra. Admission 25c.
OP.PHIA TF.MPI.E. PYTHIAN SIPTIDRH.
will give a whlet and dancing i.arly SMurday
venlng-. Dec. 2. at K. of P. Hall. 11th and
Alder. Good music and prises. Ad-mlsMon
lc.
THE LADIES' AUXILIARY. A. O. H..
will gl-e a whist and Ave hundred Tarty in
their hall. Woodman's Temple. ll'S 11th at.,
Monday evening. Dec. 21. Eight prlzas given
Refreshments and dancing.
PORTLAND HOMESTEAD, No. 91. B. A..
T will give leap year dance. Western Acad
eniv Hall. Second aJid Morrison. Wednesday
evening. Deomber JS. Admission, 26c.
EI'REKA COrNOIL. 24. K. AND L. OF
g Klve hundred and whist party tomorrowr
evening. Auditorium. Refreshments and
dancing. Admission IS cents.
IVANHOE SOCIAL CLUB will rive the
second dance of their series Tuesday even
ing. December 22. at 11th and Alder sts..
K. of P- Hall. Dancing at 8:30.
, DIFD.
KENNY In Alameda, Cal.. Nov. 2f, Benja
min J. Kenny, son of James B. and Mary
E. Kenny, and brother of F. A. Kenny,
. J. Kenny. R. L. Kenny and Mrs. I.
t Simpson. In his 41t year.
M' DONALD Dec. 19. f'hilip McDonald, agfa
!0 veara. father of Thtllp J. McDonald. Re
mains at McBntee-Erlcson Co.. 4C Alder
stieet.
LYON In this city. December 17. William
H. Tvon. aged 5 years. Announcement
Xu&eraJ. herealter.
rUJTEBAT. KOTTCES.
OS B CRN Thursday, Dece-nbar IT. at 1":4S
P. M., Mrs. Otttla Oiburn. aged ! years
11 months and 8 days. She leaves a son.
J. Arthur Osburn, and two daughters, i Iva
Osburn and Mrs. Edith M. Wells. The
funeral will b held Monday at J P. M.
from her son's residence. 40T Beoch street,
cornar Grand ave. Services by Rev. Mont
gomery, lnoermant will ba at Rosa- City
Park Cemetery.
STRONG In this city, December IS. at the
residence qf Mil. F. R. Strong. 4A North
; d st . Mis Caroline Strong. Funeral
services will ba held in Calvary Presby
terian Church at 3 P. M Sunday. Serv
ices at the grate private.
MANHEIM The funeral services of t'n
late Mrs Dora Manlielm wil! be held at
her residence, 1st! North 16th St.. at 10
A. M. today (Sunday). Dec. 21'. Friends
invited.
DAVID The funeral of the lata John B.
David will be held from Dunning. Mc
Kntee Giluangh's rhauel. tMvantb and
Pine streets, today iSunday) at 11:4.)
a x, rhTf-A to Oregon Oltv. where serv
ices will ba bald In th Masonic Cemetery
at 2 P. M. Friends respectfully invited
to attend.
Dunniaff. MeEzvtee A Gllhaugh, Funeral
IMrartora, 1th and Pine. Phone Main 480.
lAdy assistant. Office of County Coroner.
FI1WAKD HOLM AN CO.. Funeral Direct
era. lit M at. Lady aeeletaat. Phone M S07.
J V. FINLKT rON. srt and M-rtl.ttB.
Lady attendant. Phone Mala . A .
Ill I.Efi-B VRiTS CO.. Fwoeml Dinet
te. tl KoaaeiL Kaat loss. Ladr naslataa.
F. DrNNTNO. Undertaker. 14 East
Alder. Lady assistant. I'boee East St.
M'ENTFE-I;RIeOr CO. Undertaker!
lady assistant. 400 Alder. M 13S.
NEW TODAY.
-fe6.iBiKet-.ee Co
ON TUESDAY NEXT.-DEC 22
We shall sell for owners a quantity
of good furniture, carpets, rugs, etc.,
suitable for the parlor, dining and bed
room. In this sale there will be offered
rockers, center tables, small rugs and
other- articles suitable for Xmas pres
ents. On view tomorrow. SALE
TUESDAY AT 10 A. M.
Sp-cial Auction
ON WEDNESDAY NEXT
ON WEDNESDAY next, at same ad
dress, we shall sell a quantity of new
furniture removed from freight-house
for convenience 'of sale. The goods
are from an Eastern factory and con
sist of LADIES' DESKS, CHINA CAB
INETS. MUSIC RACKS. BOOKCASES,
etc. All solid oak- in golden and weath
ered fintehes.
This consignment has to be sold to
pay freight, transfer and other charges.
Furniture dealers are Invited to attend
this sale. Sale starts prompt at. 10
o'clock on WEDNESDAY N E X T.
TERMS STRICTLY CASH.
ON THURSDAY NEXT
On Thursday next, at 152 Park at,
we have the part furnishings of six
room flat. Sale starts at 10 A. M.
Immediately following this sale we
shall sell for . the Ladies' Tailoring
Establishment of Edniuhil Gurney. 407
Mohawk Building, a large number of
ladles' suit patterns. Mr. Gurney does
not carry goods over from season to
season and. as now the Spring goods
are about to arrive, he has decided to
give you an opportunity of purchasing
at auction the balance of his Fall
stock, all containing beautiful patterns
In English novelties, broadcloths and
Scotch tweeds. This auction is bona
fide (nothing reserved). Majority ot
goods cost wholesale not less than $3.00
per yard, and some as high aa $4.60 per
yard. The above goods are now on
display at 152 Park St., and you are
Invited to call and Inspect them. Pale
starts on Thursday next at 11 A. M.
BAKER & SON, Auctioneers.
Offlte and salesrooms 152 Park St.
FORD AUCTION GO'S.
Auction Sales
THE LAST DAYS OF
GEO. JEFFREY'S FAMOUS
Hand-Painted
CHINA AUCTION
A PRESENT TO THE FIRST BUYER
AT EACH SALE.
We are celling fast, the stock ie get
ting low; according as it diminishes the
greater the bargains. Don't miss tills
clean-up slaughter. Everything will and
must, be solo., sates eacn nay at 2 ana 7
P. M. at 3.1 1 Marquam, building.
FORD. Auctioneer.
GENUINE HOLIDAY
AUCTION SALE
Pretty Rockers Free
- at 369 East Morrison St.
Tomorrow 1 0 A. M.
We hold a uniatie auction sale of the
furnishings of Mr. Sttibbs' residence, all
of which is In fine condition and Includes
a variety of rockers, chairs, center tables,
fine -metal beds, clean springs and mat
tresses, fancy beaming ana nea linen,
nillnws. Rival steel range, - davenport.
round extension table, buffet, wardrobe,
china closet, carpets, rugs, dressers and
comodes, kitchen treasure. D. L. table,
pictures, lace curtains, couch, matting.
etc.. etc.
Sale 10 A. M- snaro nt mw.. Mor
rison street. FORD. Auctioneer.
AUCTION SALES
BY TUB -
PortlandAuctionGo.
(INC.)
Sit FIRST STREET.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY,
FRIDAY, 2P.M
We are too busy to write a detailed ac
count of all we have to sell tins week.
i XKTa . ,-f i i I nMnrr.
J ments of furniture for parlor. . library.
aining-rooiii, ueui uun ....
and be convinced that we get the goods
and that it Is to your advantage to attend
our' sales. We still have some fine leather
goods and umbrellas, suitable for Xmas
presents.
PORTLAND RUCTION CO.
NOTICE We are still paying top prices
for anything you have to sell.
. Main 5655. A 4121.
S.L.N.GILMAN
AUCTIONEER
BPECIAIj SALE OF HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
We are instructed to sell by public
auction at the
Flat, No. 825 Mill Street, Between Sixth
and eventh (Tomorrow), Monday,
December alat, nt 10 A. M.
Brussels carpets, rockers, chairs, center
tables, box couch, lace curtains, hall
settee, iron bedsteads, springs and mat
tress, bureaus. extension table, gag
rangfi. water heater, etc. Sale 10 A. M.
ilonday. M..OTTATAN. Auctioneoiv
NRW TODAY.
AuctionSales
AT WILSON'S
AUCTION HOUSE
Corner Second and Yamhill
BBonday, Tuesday,-Wednesday
EACH DAY AT 1 0 A. M.
ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY we will
offer a tine assortment of house furnish
ings, comprising the latest design parlor.
library and dining-room efTects, pioturea.
lace . curtains and hangings. NAVAJO
INDIAN blankets and robes, sofa cush
ions, hand-made baskets, repealing ririe,
revolvers, swords, etc.; a fine assortment
of glassware, china dishes, granite and
tinware; - number of the latest -style
folding and sanitary -beds: elegant dress
ers in mahogany, oak ttnd maple: blan
kets, comforters and bed linen. Majestic
and Malleable combination ranges and
gas stoves, heating stoves: all Kinds of
kitchen equipments: innumerable patent
housekeeping requisites, etc.
FINE CARPETS. RUGS AND LINO
LEUMS. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SALE
TUESDAY, 10 A. M.
At Salesrooms, Corner Second
and Yamhill
Four High-Grade Upright'
PIANOS
,K magnificent KimTjall, a lovely Singer.
Very fine Hinie and a choice Swick &
Son's. Every Instrument is as good as
new, having been used but little by well-to-do
people. In' Addition to the pianos
we will seH banjos, guitars, mandolins,
autoharps and other musical Instrument.":
also an assortment of boys' and girls'
wagons, tricycles and patrol wagons.
NOTE We will offer for sale this day a
number of Oriental. Turkish and Persian
rugs and a magnificent mahogany bad
room suite, massive pier F. P. hall mir
ror in golden oak. a lot of choice books,
including Encyclopedia Brittanica.
Havlland china dinner set and other
high-class houaekeepinm; necessities.
RESIDENCE SALE
On the Premises, 330 Second St.
Between Clay and Market
TUESDAY, AT 2 P. M.
We will sell without reserve the furnish
ings of this six-room flat, comprising
three housekeeping suites, furnished with
davenport beds, iron beds, springs, mat
tresses, dressers, pillows, bedding, bed
linen, mirrors, pictures, lace curtains,
carpets and linoleums, chiffoniers, dining
room effects, tables, chairs, gas stoves,
cook stove, kitchen treasures, dishes,
utensils and sundry housekeeping effects.
Sale promptly at i P. M.
N. B. Phone Main 1K6. A 4343.
We pay cash for anything you wish to
exchange or sell. J. T. WIIJ80N.
Auctioneer.
Buys That Are Good
$700 for choice lot 011 Corbett
st.. east front.
9400 Lot on 45th st., near Haw
thorne ave.
$1250100x100 near Hawthorne
ave. Ideal building site.,
97000 New, modern flat build
ing:, north of Washington st.; pays
over 12 per cent.
$14,500 First -class income
properly on 12th St.; income 10 per
cent, with pood future.
$11, 500 Choice corner, with
large modern residence. Ground alone
worth the money.
Money loaned on anything we sell.
M. E. LEE
Room 411, Corbett Building:.
Safe and Sane
$35,000 Nob Hill property, 12
per cent ret investment.
B-?.2 KOft Tmnroved auarter, few
blocks from Morrison street; income
$2100.
$20,000 Comer Front-st. prop
erty, pood for $2000 per annum.
$23,500 Nob Hill quarter, two
swell residence; sell separate or ex
change for larger proposition.
NOB HILL RESIDENCES
WEST SIDE HOMES
Goldscbmidt's Agency
253V Washington, Corner Third:
Willamette Heights
I have for sale ten lots between
Thurman and Raleigh and 28th and
2!)th streets, splendidly located for
flats, private residences, apartmeut
houses or for speculation. Look out
and prepare for the great advance in
prices to come 011 account of the early
improvements to go in there. See
me and get a good buy.
E. M. WILBUR,
110 Second Street.
$65,000
Brick apartracn t-house,
new, on Portland's best
business street.' Pays bet
ter than
14 Net
E. J. DALY
222-223-224 Failing- Bldg.
SUBURBAN HOME
IO ACRES
All but acre in cultivation, gar
den, fruit, vegetables, etc.: 'A acre in
timber. Very fine soil, good well; also
fine spring. Klne orchard of about
100 bearing trees, ot which about 20 are
walnut trees. 100 more Lambert cher
ries 2 years old. set out and in fine
condition: 7-room new house, barn,
and outbuildings: everything In good
condition: -grade school nearby, also
church. Good connections by rail or
electric car; 12 miles from Portland.
Price 5000; 1-3 cash, balance terms.
t
Kaufmann & Moore
Sid Lumber iSiCkanite.
NEW TODAY.
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W hav on of th prli!t hnmw in
the swell Kat Rurnsido district; it lias I
rooms, with quitrter-sawrt oak floor In
the hall, livinc-room. dlninsr-room. den and
kUrhen; paneling In dlnlnjc-room ami rln 4
tt hijrh : four bedrooms, with sleplnc bal
cony 12x24 ; auto frarnfr, with 1 20 - gallon
Kapolrn underground tank. This houe wns
built for ft home and is first-class in mvy
roapeot : has fc more than a full lot, with
frontage on two streets.
H. P. PALMER
213 Commercial Club Bids;.,
Main S699. A 2K53.
CHOICE RESIDENCE PROPERTY
Love joy Street.
We offer 200 feet of very choice
frontaa-e on Lovejoy nt.. between 20th
and 21st sts., for residential purposea
onl.v-.
Irving Street.
Choice .Mix 1 00 ft., between 23d and
24th sts. North front.
Northrup Street.
Choice 100 ft., south front, near 2tth
st.. for sale cither as a whole or la
part.
Overton Street.
That choice 100x100 ft. at northeast
corner of 20th st.
Twenty-sixth Stret.
60x100 ft., west side of 2firh St., near
Overton. Kant front. Likewise a corner
adjoining same.
Warehouse Property.
We Imvf peroral tmreralnf" on Nnrth
ISth, North I6U1 and North 17th 8ts.
Wakefield, Fries 6 Co.
TARK ST.
Look Here, Farmers!
' If you put your money in the
hank the hank may ltist : if you
carrv it around you may tret held
up. Put it In a (rood farm: llicn
vou know vou ave safe. We have
a dandy "jarRain at l.- p.-r acre,
with U0 head of Hereford cuttle.
goats, SO sheep, 70 Ions of hay and
all implements thrown in: 2 pood
houses, large barn; farm consists
of 600 acres. 2v.O or more level bot
tom land; part of it under cultiva
tion and hsv: some timber: U mile
to achool. P. O. and sawmill, t'ome
in and see the man.
' 301 Macleay Bldg. :
Portland, Or.
$17,500
Best buy on Third street, a ITixino
lot with a two-story frame building,
within 100 feet of Flanders. Good
terms.
A corner on Second street, puying
pood rental now. Best buy south of
Washington street. Investigate.
Humason & Jef fery
M 1180
220 Slack.
A 3814
CHEAPEST BUY ON
Sixth Street Corner
100 FEET SOUTH OF JEFFERSON.
IMPROVED.
Only $45,000
.f lo.OOO to f20.0H0 ea.-h. balance terms,
few days only.
FRANKlOLLAM
128 Third Slreet.
ACRE
At Mvrtle park. Absolutely clear and
level- well built up all around. Lots
selling- at $2'.n to iZOO. Streets cut
through. A bargain at
$1200 CASH
Kauffmann & Moore
H'M l.uu'iber Rxchnnare.
(i)OI KIVK-IIOOM IKHSK
On best hnproved s-trnet on Kant Side,
one block from carline on corner: Rood,
laifre piece of around; cement wall alontr
side; several fruit trees; strawberries kol
first prize in Portland la.st year: furni
ture Included. Price only J2100 one-half
lis value. Easy terms. Apply S Mfi, care
Ore(jonian.
NOB HILL
Lot north of N. K. coiner 25tli and
North i'u ji.
$4000
OWNER. Main 7400.
Willamette Heights
Boy Your Wife a Home for hrlxtnia.
Your choice of tnose beautiful mod
ern 6-room homes, just completed, on
the northweHt corner 27th and Savlcr
streets. Price, $4230; 400 down and
J40 a month.
Fidelity Trust Co., Owner
1NI1 Biuird of Trade HI On.
Plume Main 4 4 7.
Strictly Modern
K-room, pew house. fiituafvi in Ladd's
Addition, near B. 201h and Mawtliorno
avprfue, p; easy terms on part if
wanted.
F. W. Torgler, 106 Sherlock Bldg.
Seven Room House
Modern, including: bath. cas. fireplace.
Itentlr.e for 2S per month. MARKET
fiTKKKT. near 14th. t'ply $2700, JMiiiO
cash, terms on balance.
THK I.F.B-HOWni.ER CO,
2d Floor Pantages Theater Block.